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The '''Open Source Applications Foundation''' ('''OSAF''') was a [[non-profit organization]] founded in 2002 by [[Mitch Kapor]] whose purpose was to effect widespread adoption of [[free software]]/[[open-source software]].
The mission of the OSAF was stated this way:▼
# Create and gain wide adoption of open source application software of uncompromising quality.▼
# Carry forward the vision of [[Vannevar Bush]], [[Doug Engelbart]], and [[Ted Nelson]] of the computer as a medium for communication, collaboration, and coordination.▼
# Design a new application to manage personal information including notes, mail, tasks, appointments and events, contacts, documents and other personal resources.▼
# Enable sharing with colleagues, friends and family. In particular, meet the unique and under-served needs of small group collaboration.▼
# Demonstrate that open source software *can* serve a general audience in the consumer market.▼
# Offer a choice of platforms and full interoperability amongst Windows, Macintosh, and Linux versions.▼
# Leverage our resources by using an open source model of development.▼
==History==
Founded in 2002 by [[Mitch Kapor]] to effect widespread adoption of [[free software]]/[[open-source software]].
The 2007 book [[Dreaming in Code|''Dreaming in Code: Two Dozen Programmers, Three Years, 4,732 Bugs, and One Quest for Transcendent Software'']] documented the struggles of OSAF in building an open source calendar application, [[Chandler (software)|Chandler]].
In January 2008 Mitch Kapor ended his involvement with the Foundation, stepped down from the Board, and provided transitional funding. In the restructure that followed, [[Katie Capps Parlante]] became acting President. There were at one time [https://web.archive.org/web/20090126083607/http://chandlerproject.org/Teams/WebHome eleven employees] with Sheila Mooney as President.
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==OSAF Funds==
Major contributors to OSAF included:{{Cn|date=March 2021}}
* [[Mitch Kapor]]: 5 million USD
* [[Andrew W. Mellon Foundation]]: 98,000 USD
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* [[Common Solutions Group]]: 1.25 million USD
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▲The mission of the OSAF was stated this way:{{Cn|date=March 2021}}
▲# Create and gain wide adoption of open source application software of uncompromising quality.
▲# Carry forward the vision of [[Vannevar Bush]], [[Doug Engelbart]], and [[Ted Nelson]] of the computer as a medium for communication, collaboration, and coordination.
▲# Design a new application to manage personal information including notes, mail, tasks, appointments and events, contacts, documents and other personal resources.
▲# Enable sharing with colleagues, friends and family. In particular, meet the unique and under-served needs of small group collaboration.
▲# Demonstrate that open source software *can* serve a general audience in the consumer market.
▲# Offer a choice of platforms and full interoperability amongst Windows, Macintosh, and Linux versions.
▲# Leverage our resources by using an open source model of development.
==External links==
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